Meaning Of The Word Sect

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What's The Definition Of Sect?

-sect in American English
cut, separated

-sect in British English
combining form: to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts

sect
countable noun: A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.

sect in American English
noun: a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination

sect in American English 1
a religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church

sect in American English 2
section

sect in British English
noun: a subdivision of a larger religious group (esp the Christian Church as a whole) the members of which have to some extent diverged from the rest by developing deviating beliefs, practices, etc

sect. in American English
abbreviation: section

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